Subcontinent-a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent.
Subcontinent-Continent divided in other continents.
Desertification-the processes by which an area becomes a desert.
Desertification-becoming a desert.
Desalination-remove some amount of salt and other minerals from water.
Desalination-to remove salt from water.
Bedouin-a nomad; wanderer.
Bedouin-wanderer of the desert.
Oasis-a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
Oasis-green area in a desert.
Lingua Franca- anylanguage that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.
Lingua Franca- Language use for people who speak different languages.
Dharma-essential quality or character, as of the cosmos or one's own nature.
Dharma-character that represents nature.
Karma-action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation
Karma-charcater that represents good and bad.
Reincarnation-the belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or form.
Reincarnation-Coming back to live as something else.
Nirvana-freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
Nirvana-Heaven
Hinduism- the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many schools of philosophy and theology, many popular cults, and a large pantheon symbolizing the many attributes of a single god. buddhism and Jainism are outside the Hindu tradition but are regarded as related religions.
Hinduism- Indian religion that has many gods.
Shintoism-thenative religion of japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
Shintoism-religion of Japan
Tsunami-an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
Tsunami-Sea earthquake
Monsoon-the season during which the southwest monsoon blows, commonly marked by heavy rains; rainy season.
Monsoon-A lot of rain that make floods.
What 4 shans can be found in east Asia?
Altai Shan
Tian Shan
Kunlun Shan
Shogun-the title applied to the chief military commanders from about the 8th century
Shogun-another name for commanders.
Sarong-a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific ocean.
Sarong-piece of cloth wore by both man and woman.
Asia's 3 largest archipelagos.
Typhoon-a tropical cyclone or hurricane of the western Pacific area and the china seas
Subcontinent-Continent divided in other continents.
Desertification-the processes by which an area becomes a desert.
Desertification-becoming a desert.
Desalination-remove some amount of salt and other minerals from water.
Desalination-to remove salt from water.
Bedouin-a nomad; wanderer.
Bedouin-wanderer of the desert.
Oasis-a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
Oasis-green area in a desert.
Lingua Franca- any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.
Lingua Franca- Language use for people who speak different languages.
Dharma-essential quality or character, as of the cosmos or one's own nature.
Dharma-character that represents nature.
Karma-action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation
Karma-charcater that represents good and bad.
Reincarnation-the belief that the soul, upon death of the body, comes back to earth in another body or form.
Reincarnation-Coming back to live as something else.
Nirvana-freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
Nirvana-Heaven
Hinduism-
the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad-Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many schools of philosophy and theology, many popular cults, and a large pantheon symbolizing the many attributes of a single god. buddhism and Jainism are outside the Hindu tradition but are regarded as related religions.
Hinduism- Indian religion that has many gods.
Shintoism-the native religion of japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
Shintoism-religion of Japan
Tsunami-an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
Tsunami-Sea earthquake
Monsoon-the season during which the southwest monsoon blows, commonly marked by heavy rains; rainy season.
Monsoon-A lot of rain that make floods.
What 4 shans can be found in east Asia?
Altai Shan
Tian Shan
Kunlun Shan
Shogun-the title applied to the chief military commanders from about the 8th century
Shogun-another name for commanders.
Sarong-a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific ocean.
Sarong-piece of cloth wore by both man and woman.
Asia's 3 largest archipelagos.
Typhoon-a tropical cyclone or hurricane of the western Pacific area and the china seas
Typhoon-Cyclone or Hurricane.